Guestbook Archive 2009-2016

Guestbook Archive 2009-2016

Entry:

73

Time:

Tue Nov 29, 2016 08:09pm

Name:

Amber Foster

City:

Calgary

Message:

Hi Grandpa and Grandma! I forgot to sign your guestbook while visiting this summer so while browsing on here, will do so now. 🙂 Thanks so much for the hike we did with the kids…we all enjoyed it very much and took with us many memories and photos of our venture. We look forward to coming back soon!

Entry:

67

Time:

Thu Oct 20, 2016 11:50pm

Name:

Kory Bertrand

City:

Lindsay, Ontario

Message:

Hi Don:Thanks for your time and for the opportunity to explore and study the Esker you call home! I had an amazing time looking at the fascinating flora and fauna your property has. Thank you for allowing Fleming College students to share in your wondering piece of heaven.

Entry:

66

Time:

Sat Oct 1, 2016 04:24pm

Name:

Will Lemieux

City:

Kawartha Lakes

Message:

Thanks Don!

Entry:

65

Time:

Sat Oct 1, 2016 12:11pm

Name:

Jeff Weber

City:

Markham, ON

Message:

I had a great time walking through the property. Thank you so much for letting our forestry class learn more about the unique forest stands and wetlands here. It was very educational and fun.

Entry:

64

Time:

Thu Sep 29, 2016 08:54pm

Name:

Matt Perkins

City:

Kawartha Lakes

Message:

Hi Don. Thanks so much for allowing us to study this stunning and beautiful wetland today. I can’t wait for the next opportunity to take the tour.

Thanks again.

Matt

Entry:

63

Time:

Thu Oct 15, 2015 08:19pm

Name:

Luke Lewis

City:

Niagara Falls

Message:

Had a great time visiting your vibrant property. I was looking to find some variations in soil content between species of fungi. Wish I had more time to explore and poke around for more samples.

Nice to meet you! You are a very friendly and sociable individual!

Entry:

62

Time:

Fri Feb 28, 2014 05:38pm

Name:

Adam Berkelmans

City:

Toronto

Message:

Hi Don! I hope you and your family are doing great. I was thinking about your property and your formidable knowledge of it today and sorely miss it, hopefully this Spring or Summer, I can make it up, pay you a visit and go for a nice hike!

Entry:

61

Time:

Tue Oct 22, 2013 10:42am

Name:

Zachary Harmer

City:

Stratford

Message:

Don,Again thank you so much for your hospitality last week with te students from Brock University. You shared a lot if wisdom that I know will improve my appreciation of the area which you live in. I certainly want to make the trip back there again.

Entry:

60

Time:

Mon Oct 21, 2013 03:13pm

Name:

Linda Warren

City:

Niagara Falls

Message:

Don Wright,

Thank you so much for sharing your incredible property with the students of Brock University; we had a fantastic time! You are absolutely inspirational with your conservation work, love of the land, and constant hunger for gaining and sharing knowledge.

Cannot begin to thank you enough for your time, your wisdom, your knowledge, and your continued efforts in conservation.

It is a pleasure to see a central Ontario wetland recognized as something special and turned into a place of learning. As an MNR conservation officer stationed in Minden for 13 years some time back, I often despaired of ever finding a Haliburton County land-owner who thought of a wetland as anything other than a piece of waste property until it was filled in and “developed” for some human use.Keep up the good work.Dave

Entry:

54

Time:

Fri Oct 21, 2011 09:45am

Name:

kristie

City:

haliburton

Message:

Dear Mr. Wright,

Thank you for letting 6a and 6b come to your bog and look around and adventure. We all had a great time looking and scooping in the mud and in the water and looking at all of the cool water bugs and all leaches. That was my favourite thing. I had a lot of fun at the pond study was so fun because we could get really muddy. My second favourite thing was the esker walk with you. We all had lots of fun both 6a and 6b

Thank you

krstie

Entry:

53

Time:

Fri Oct 21, 2011 09:35am

Name:

kayla Bird

City:

haliburton

Message:

Thank You

Mr.Wright, I had so much fun at the Esker the other week. The highlights were you and the pond. The pond was awesome because I fell in the mud 3 times. You also always had a smile on your face. Its so cool you let us use your property. Thank You So Much

Kayla

Entry:

52

Time:

Wed Oct 19, 2011 02:47pm

Name:

Nolan and dawson

City:

haliberton

Message:

Dear,Mr.wright Oct 19/2011

Thank you for letting us on your property and showing us your trees. Our favourite part was the mud because we got stuck and we saw many different things.

Entry:

50

Time:

Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:51am

Name:

Hayden Black

City:

Gooderham

Message:

Dear Mr. Wright I had a lot of fun at your house and it was a blast .I wish Mr. Poropat and Mrs.Foulds will let the class go to your house again in the Spring to see all of the things that you said would look different on your property and in the marsh and the bog. By Hayden A. Black

Entry:

49

Time:

Mon Oct 17, 2011 03:29pm

Name:

Matt Allin

City:

Haliburton

Message:

Thank you Mr. Wright

Dear Mr. Wright thank you for taking us on a walk around your property I really enjoyed it. I I also really liked walking on your bog it was a lot of fun. And my favorite activity was the swamp study it was awesome and I got very muddy! I hope we were good enough to come back in the spring.

Entry:

48

Time:

Fri Oct 14, 2011 03:27pm

Name:

Brenden

City:

Haliburton

Message:

Dear Mr. Wright,Thank you for letting our class visit the fen. I liked walking in the mud when we collected bugs. I would never have known what the wetlands are like if we hadnt visited your place. I find it interesting. I thought it was interesting that the native people carried their babies on their backs and used grass for when the baby pees. Also, how they used mud for first aid.From,Brenden

Entry:

47

Time:

Fri Oct 14, 2011 03:23pm

Name:

Senia

City:

Haliburton

Message:

Dear Mr.Wright Thank you for the great time at the Lockland Bog I had a great time there it really was amazing I enjoyed everything and I hope you enjoyed it to I hope to see you again in the spring your friend Seniaºº:)

Entry:

45

Time:

Fri Oct 14, 2011 03:14pm

Name:

Katie andHannah

City:

Haliburton

Message:

Dear, Mr. Wright,

Thank you, for letting us come to your house. We had so much fun going to your pond and catching all sorts of insects. When we were at the pond we got stuck in the mud a lot. It was really fun getting stuck and unstuck. Thank you Mr. Wright for that day we had so much fun being there and doing all the activities.From: Katie Stinson and Hannah Casey

Entry:

44

Time:

Fri Oct 14, 2011 03:14pm

Name:

chris draper (cdj)

City:

haliburton

Message:

Dear, Mr. Wright

Thank you so much for that fun time at your wetland. I had so much fun when I went in the bog with mr poropat. We saw soo many neat things and he showed us the coolest plant in the world. I also liked when I went to a different wetland and we were trying to catch some bugs . The funnest time I had was when you took us in the forest and showed us different types of wood and trees . Thank you so muck for that awesome time Yours truly,

Chris draper

Entry:

43

Time:

Fri Oct 14, 2011 03:08pm

Name:

Tori and Jenna

City:

Haliburton

Message:

Dear Mr. Wright,

I loved your property. My favourite thing to do was going into the pond. I liked that the best because I liked getting to catch and discovering animals. The fen was awesome because we got to walk on it. The walk was cool because we got to see how old the trees were first. The littlest tree was 150 years that was so shocking.I thought it would be the youngest. I would most likely come back. Thank you for having us on your property.

Sincerely,

Tori and Jenna

Entry:

42

Time:

Fri Oct 14, 2011 01:24pm

Name:

Shaina Hunter

City:

gooderham

Message:

Dear Mr. Wright, Thank you very much for letting us explore your property. It was really cool! It was cool how we got to walk around the fen. The pond study was my favourite part. I liked all the cool bugs and insects that we found. The part that you took us around was very interesting and I liked all the cool things you taught us about trees, plants and the history of the fen. From Shaina Hunter.

Entry:

41

Time:

Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:25pm

Name:

Josh and Carter

City:

Haliburton

Message:

Dear Mr. Wright,

Thank you, for having Mr. Poropats and Mrs. Foulds grade 6 class to your fen. What we enjoyed the most was the wet land study because we got really, really muddy and we got to learn about animals that we never heard of before.

From Carter and Josh of Mr. Poropats class

Entry:

40

Time:

Wed Sep 28, 2011 03:23pm

Name:

Brittany and Jillian

City:

Haliburton

Message:

THANK YOUThank you, Mr. Wright very much for trusting us to go on your property and observe. We really enjoyed the walk especially the esker and the fertile wetlands. You have really encouraged us to protect our nature and enjoy it. Also we would love to come back in the summer (with bug suits of course) and finish our tour. Thanks so much.From: Jillian and Brittany

Entry:

39

Time:

Thu Sep 15, 2011 07:18pm

Name:

Lee Scudds

City:

Oshawa

Message:

I’m a 3rd year Ecosystems Management student at Fleming College in Lindsay. We had the opportunity to come out and explore the wetland and fen on a school field trip. Although it was very rushed, it was a beautiful site. I am so looking forward to returning when we have more time to explore everything this unique property has to offer.Thanks for the great day!

Entry:

28

Time:

Mon Oct 5, 2009 03:04pm

Name:

Norm Croft

City:

burlington

Message:

Don & Mary thanks ever so much for allowing us to come up an have use of your property, a pristine example of great canadian landscape, looking forward to next time we can come an exsplore farther

Beautiful place to go , was born up here and always return . Fishing & Camping and Bike trails that go on for ever it seems . Top Notch wilderness. 2nd trip this year for my friends and i and we will be back for sure again asap 🙂 thx for allowing us the privy Don .. cheers .

Entry:

26

Time:

Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:33pm

Name:

Andrew Lipinski

City:

St. Catharines

Message:

Hey Don,I would just like to that you again for allowing us to visit your wonderful property. It was an amazing learning experience and I hope you can continue your work on educating the public and preserving this stunning ecosystem.

Entry:

25

Time:

Tue Sep 29, 2009 06:50pm

Name:

Amanda

City:

Message:

Hi Don!

Your property is truly amazing! Thank you so much for letting us come and spend the day studying your land. I hope that you are able to continue the work you have done to conserve it and can continue to use it for educational purposes.

Hopefully see you again!

Entry:

24

Time:

Tue Sep 29, 2009 06:31pm

Name:

Frankie Grivich

City:

St. Catharines

Message:

Hi Don,

just wanted to say thanks again for allowing us to visit your property and do research. I had a great time and much of what I did see was awesome. I was one of the lucky people who made it to the Kettle Lake. I’m actually in the Lake St. picture under your “About Us” section. I’m in the black shirt. Next to me is Amanda, then Andrew, Alysha, Cody and Chris on the right (I believe you wanted to know who was in the picture).

Thanks again!

Entry:

23

Time:

Tue Sep 29, 2009 05:04pm

Name:

Alysha

City:

Welland

Message:

Hi Don, it was so nice to come up and visit your place with Daryl! That was such an amazing day and I was able to learn so much! Thank you for allowing us to explore your land and for teaching us so much! Hope to come see you again one day 🙂

Entry:

22

Time:

Tue Sep 29, 2009 02:33pm

Name:

Darren Platakis

City:

St. Catharines

Message:

Hi Don, It was great to come up and see you again. The more you return, the more you learn. I would love to bring my 9 year old up some time, he would love it.Take care, Darren

Entry:

21

Time:

Mon Aug 31, 2009 07:51pm

Name:

Amber Foster

City:

Calgary

Message:

It is neat to see the farm again and all the trails. The pictures are really good! Thanks 🙂

Entry:

20

Time:

Sat Aug 22, 2009 07:53am

Name:

Scott Wannamaker

City:

Hamilton

Message:

Was a very rainy couple of days when we came up. Amazing land and trails. Sure it was tough on a bike. Next time we’ll ride more of the planks.

Thanks for the use of the canoe, your lands and your lovely hospitality.

Entry:

19

Time:

Sun Jul 19, 2009 01:53pm

Name:

Ed Poropat

City:

Haliburton, ON

Message:

Hi Don and Mary,What a great website! I thank you SO much for allowing us to visit this special place again this year. Every time we visit it, we find something new. This year, we discovered a dragonfly that was new to the county…a Delicate Emerald! That’s now 2 species that occur no where else in Haliburton County (that we know of). All the best and thanks again for your hospitality.Ed Poropat

Entry:

18

Time:

Tue Jul 14, 2009 04:45pm

Name:

Margaret Edwards

City:

Ottawa

Message:

Dear Don and Mary,It was a pleasure revisiting your land & the Lochlin Esker via this website’s Gallery. The wonderful guided tour you offered in July 2007 provided us with many insights about nature’s richness in this unusual Ontario sanctuary. I hope the Esker can be preserved in its natural state for decades and centuries to come. Thank you for your hospitality & willingness to share the experience.

Entry:

17

Time:

Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:35pm

Name:

Natalie Swift

City:

Vancouver

Message:

Don and Mary – I had no idea!I was just talking to my mom (Janet) tonight and she told me about what you guys have been doing with your land. So, naturally, I looked it up online. This is great! I wish I had known about this before taking off to explore the ecology of western Canada! Anyway, when I’m home next I’ll be sure to touch base ’cause I’d love to swing by for a visit.Cheers and I hope all is well,Natalie

Entry:

16

Time:

Wed Jun 24, 2009 07:22am

Name:

Jim Milne

City:

West Guilford

Message:

Hello Don

I will make a point of walking your trails soon. The web site is very impressive and I can see from the slide show that there is a lot to see on the trails.

Entry:

15

Time:

Sun Jun 14, 2009 08:01pm

Name:

Bill Roberts

City:

Cambridge

Message:

The aerial photos beautifully define the esker. Your gallery provides great insights into the diversity of local plants and wildlife. Thank you for making the effort to develop and share the natural wonders of Lochlin and giving me such easy access on your website.

Entry:

13

Time:

Sat Jun 6, 2009 03:03pm

Name:

lynne haist

City:

toronto

Message:

Lovely photographs on your home page. Excellent aerial shot. I’d like to linger longer with them, but they change too quickly.

Entry:

12

Time:

Fri Jun 5, 2009 09:11pm

Name:

Carolynn Coburn

City:

Eagle Lake

Message:

Congratulations on a very attractive and informative website! I have fond memories of our visit to the esker and the wetlands after the Environment Haliburton! AGM a few years ago. I think it’s time we came back.

Entry:

11

Time:

Fri Jun 5, 2009 02:57am

Name:

Roger Hicks

City:

Oshawa, Ontario

Message:

Hello Don, Mary and Family. It is great to see the wonderful pictures you have provided and the information about the Lochlin Esker. I miss the area but soon hopefully will be able to enjoy it again spending time in the bush. My brother and I have to get some wood ready for winter so if you hear us sawing and you are out on the trails please feel free to look us up.

Regards Roger Hicks

Entry:

10

Time:

Thu Jun 4, 2009 01:33pm

Name:

Bill Davis

City:

Haliburton,Ontario

Message:

You are to be commended Mr and Mrs Wright and Friends for making this piece of history in Minden township and the wonderful website you have created to display it to the world.

I hunted in the old Carpenter fields which I believe abutts your esker for a few years with my fatherinlaw Carl Dugan.

Entry:

9

Time:

Tue Jun 2, 2009 09:18pm

Name:

Irving Green

City:

Toronto

Message:

This is a “wonder full” natural place that’s been lovingly cared for by Don & Mary Wright & family.

Entry:

8

Time:

Mon Jun 1, 2009 05:22pm

Name:

Michael Wright

City:

Timmins Ontario

Message:

So many great times on the esker, snowmobiling, hikes. Looking forward to more.

Entry:

7

Time:

Sat May 30, 2009 07:08pm

Name:

Barb Leuze

City:

Tumbler Ridge, BC

Message:

Finally I get to see the place Dawn has been talking about all these years. Loverly!!

I can’t count the memories I’ve had on the esker both during bush walks and trail development. Hopefully as the years go by, more people will continue to create their own memories and experiences as I have had the chance to on this natural formation.

Entry:

4

Time:

Wed May 27, 2009 09:16am

Name:

Mark Black

City:

Ottawa, ON

Message:

Had an awesome trip to the Esker, and thanks for all your hospitality while i was there! I hope you continue to bless Haliburton and community with your openness to this intriguing natural landmark.

Entry:

3

Time:

Tue May 26, 2009 04:17pm

Name:

Karen Hannisse

City:

Peterborough

Message:

What a lovely tribute to ‘home’. Thanks Dolly and Garry for the website. Thanks Mom and Dad for preserving it for us and for teaching us to share it with others. Love, Karen

Entry:

2

Time:

Tue May 26, 2009 02:29pm

Name:

David Wright

City:

Timmins

Message:

Hi Lochlin Esker!!

Hope this webpage becomes a valuable tool to promote and educate visitors to this type of rapidly shrinking environment.

I expect this will keep you plenty busy in updating the contents year round.